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    • April 27

    • April 27

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    • Spanish-American War, 1898--Regimental histories--United States--1st Cavalry (Volunteer)

    • On this date in 1898, Arizonans enlisted in the Rough Riders for service in the Spanish American War. This 1898 photograph is identified as the Rough Riders after their return from Cuba. Note Theodore Roosevelt seated in the center.
    • May 23

    • May 23

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    • Carson, Kit, 1809-1868; Navajo Indians--Relocation; Navajo Indian Wars; Navajo Indians--Reservations

    • Col. Christopher "Kit" Carson, who directed the campaign against the Navajo people which resulted in their surrender and exile to Fort Sumner, died on this date in 1868, just nine days before the signing of a treaty which allowed the Navajos to...
    • July 12

    • July 12

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    • Copper Miners' Strike, Bisbee, Ariz., 1917; Deportation--Arizona--Bisbee; Labor movement--Arizona--History; Industrial Workers of the World

    • On this day in 1917, nearly 1200 Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) strikers were rounded up and deported from Bisbee by county officials and citizen posses. Strikers were held at the ballpark in Bisbee until a special train of 24 cattle cars...
    • July 27

    • July 27

    • Buehman Studios

    • Echols, Ed, 1879-; Cowboys--Arizona--History

    • "It's no place for a cowboy--it's too far east. There's not much coffee and too much tea," declared Ed Echols on this date in 1924 upon his return from a rodeo in London, England. This undated photograph shows Ed Echols riding Scooter, World's...
    • August 19

    • August 19

    • Heger, Joseph

    • Fort Defiance (Ariz.); Navajo Indians--History; Navajo Indians--Government relations

    • Without firing a shot, Navajos on this date in 1875 seized the Agency at Fort Defiance in protest over inaction by the Commissioner to remove their agent, W.F.M. Arny, whom they had twice petitioned to be removed. They also threatened to kill Arny...

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